CORRECTED SOUTH POLE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY (fwd)

[Katie Wallet]

According to MET:
> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 08:31:04 +1200
> Subject: CORRECTED SOUTH POLE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
> Priority: normal
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> SOUTH POLE STATION ANTARCTICA. JUNE 1999 CLIMATE SUMMARY.
>
> Temperature:
> Avg temp................ -58.5(C)/-73.3(F)
> Departure from normal... -0.2(C)/-0.4(F)
> Max temp................ -42.4(C)/-44.3(F) on day 3
> Min temp................ -72.6(C)/-98.7(F) on day 30
>
> Sky cover:
> Avg cloud cover (8ths).... 04
> Days clear................ 10
> Days partly cloudy........ 14
> Days cloudy............... 06
>
> Wind:
> Avg wind speed.............. 12.2 mph or 10.6 kts.
> Prevailing wind direction... Grid East or 070 degrees.
> Max wind.................... 29 mph or 25 kts on day 09
> Max wind direction.......... Grid Northeast.
> Avg vectored wind........... 072 degrees at 9.2 knots.
>
> Station pressure:
> Avg pressure........... 689.6 mbs or 20.364 In. Hg.
> Departure from normal.. +8.5 mbs or +0.251 In. Hg.
> Highest pressure....... 712.7 mbs or 21.046 In. Hg. on day 17
> Lowest pressure........ 673.4 mbs or 19.886 In. Hg. on day 27
>
> Sunshine:
> Sunset on 21 March, Sunrise on 23 September
> Average hours/day........ 0.0
> Percent of possible...... 00%
>
> Snowfall..... Trace; avg net change at snow stakes +0.212 inches.
>
> Visibility... 2 days with a visibility of 1/4 mile or less.
>
> Balloon flight data:
> Number of Soundings for the month... 29
> Avg height of Soundings.... 120.9 mbs or 15024 meters above msl.
> Highest Sounding........... 12.3 mbs or 26222 meters above msl.
> on the day 17/00Z Sounding.
>
> Remarks:
> 1 Sounding was missed.
> 7 Soundings were terminated above 50 mbs.
> 2 Soundings were terminated between 50 and 100 mbs.
> 20 Soundings were terminated below 100 mbs.
>
> Records:
> No records were tied or broken during the month of June.
>
> Prepared by: Dar Gibson and Loree Galpin
>
>

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